The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to study NGC 1052-DF2 — a galaxy that is lacking dark matter. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) is scheduled to launch after February 27, 2025 ...
Hubble Space Telescope can "only see the universe in shades of grey," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Learn how the imagery is processed into amazing color views of the cosmos. Credit ...
Temperamental' stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant ...
Astrophysics professor Wendy Freedman discussed her career and award-winning research on the Hubble constant.
A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...
A nebula that neighbors the Milky Way galaxy happens to be a powerhouse of forging stars, "a bouquet of thousands of stars in ...
A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
Astronomers spent a decade compiling this special image with the Hubble Space Telescope and then stitched together 600 photos ...